diminution

/dɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

gradual, measurable, produced

VERB + DIMINUTION

feeling, part

DIMINUTION + NOUN

confidence, pollution, quality

PREP.

in, with

Definitions

noun

A lessening, decrease or reduction.

The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution.

Another part, feeling a diminution of confidence in him, still hope that the general tenor of his conduct will be essentially right.

The act or process of making diminutive.

a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.

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Synonyms

noun — the act of decreasing or reducing something

noun — change toward something smaller or lower

decline

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution.

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Another part, feeling a diminution of confidence in him, still hope that the general tenor of his conduct will be essentially right.

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Cold is usually shapeless, I suppose, extending over large spaces equally, or with gradual diminution.

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Blindness is responsible for a staggering toll of poor health, suffering, and loss of dignity and diminution in the quality of lives of people worldwide.

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